K2 rotation periods for low-mass Hyads and a quantitative comparison of the distribution of slow rotators in the Hyades and Praesepe

Abstract

We analyze K2 light curves for 132 low-mass ($1\gtrsim M_{\ast }\gtrsim 0.1$~$M_{\odot }$) members of the 600--800~Myr-old Hyades cluster and measure rotation periods ($P_{rot}$) for 116 of these stars. These include 93 stars with no prior $P_{rot}$ measurement; the total number of Hyads with known $P_{rot}$ is now 232. We then combine literature binary data with Gaia DR2 photometry and astrometry to select single star sequences in the Hyades and its roughly coeval Praesepe open cluster, and derive a new reddening value of $A_V=0.035$$\pm$$0.011$ for Praesepe. Comparing the effective temperature--$P_{rot}$ distributions for the Hyades and Praesepe, we find that solar-type Hyads rotate, on average, 0.4~d slower than their Praesepe counterparts. This $P_{rot}$ difference indicates that the Hyades is slightly older than Praesepe: we apply a new gyrochronology model tuned with Praesepe and the Sun, and find an age difference between the two clusters of 57~Myr. However, this $P_{rot}$ difference decreases and eventually disappears for lower-mass stars. This provides further evidence for stalling in the rotational evolution of these stars, and highlights the need for more detailed analysis of angular-momentum evolution for stars of different masses and ages.

Accepted for publication in ApJ. 20 pages, 10 figures, 5 tables. CSV versions of tables 2, 3, and 4 available by request

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